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Connecting Homeless Youth and Shelter Animals: 20-Year-Old Rachel Cohen, Hand2Paw

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"It's a novel idea that homeless youth have so much to offer, and that these youth could really make the difference at this shelter. Hand2Paw's mission is to connect homeless teens and shelter animals in a mutually beneficial way. Hand2Paw's mission is to connect homeless teens and shelter animals in a mutually beneficial way.

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7 Ways to Honor Dr. King’s Legacy on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Saleforce Nonprofit

A career exposure panel with Lehman and Bronx Community College students. African Americans make up 40 percent of the homeless population despite only representing 13 percent of the general population. The good news is that nonprofits like Larkin Street Youth Services are working to help address homelessness.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

This could involve setting specific goals or quotas for the number of diverse candidates that are interviewed, as well as making sure that the pool of candidates that are considered for board positions is diverse. Provide education and training programs that are tailored to the needs of underserved communities.

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A Few Reflections from SXSW Crowdsourcing Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Seattle Free School , suggested by Amy Sample Ward, uses social media to organize classes and teach students. Invisible People , an nonprofit that uses video storytelling to help de-stigmatize homeless people. Invisible People uses crowd sourcing to select the best stories and interviews. The maps are made by community members.

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10 Questions You Can Ask Major Donors to Build the Relationship

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Try to make the conversation a conversation, not an interview. Some donors are drawn to just one cause area, such as homelessness or food insecurity. It’s easy to gobble up all the time allotted for the conversation just talking about the organization’s latest programs and outcomes.

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Writing for Change Conference: An Interview with Elizabeth Pomada

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I told the conference co-founders, a husband and wife literary agent team, Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen , that I'd help to spread the word about the conference so I interviewed Elizabeth for the Big Vision Podcast. Elizabeth Pomada: Hi, I'm Elizabeth Pomada. Britt: How are you making the event green?

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Small Groups Can Change the World: An Interview with Marianne Manilov of The Engage Network

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On October 21, 2008, I interviewed Marianne Manilov, the National Team Leader at The Engage Network, about their work. Below is an edited transcript of an interview, which you can also listen to on the Big Vision Podcast. I met with people like Erin Potts, the founder of the Students for a Free Tibet concert series.

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